45worlds Forum - View Single Post - The Price Of New Vinyl

9th Jan 2015, 1:43 PM
	Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3747 Points Moderator	Just recently bought this: Radiohead - The Bends ...Sounds great, and is not 180g, but the same press as the original (Some sleeve alterations)... better than the CD, as the vinyl separates the instruments in what is quite a densely arranged sound. Only £12.99 too!!!!!! but In HMV where I bought it, the racks were, from what I could see, almost all 180g reissues, with the double albums (Or double discs of single album originals) being very heavy indeed. I could only see my copy of The Bends, and strangely, The Rolling Stones Exile on Main St. (Although a double album) among them which seemed to be of a standard press quality, and appropriately priced. I think it was under £20 for the Exile, and I was tempted to get it so I could leave the original alone (I am playing it a lot now in my new vinyl days, and now regard it as being perhaps their best album, or nearly so... it's giving Let It Bleed a run for it's money!). Just one observation from this experience though: The racks were STUFFED with vinyl, and had several people grabbing ARMFULS of new vinyl each in front of them (Hundreds of pounds worth at a time ...HMV must have cleared £3000 worth of sales in only the time I was in the store!) so it seems that it is not an illusion or hype... the vinyl revival is well and truly happening! ... Gonna need a bigger Vinyl section!